Alan Eps is the earliest ancestor of the Epes family of Virginia thus far to have been found. At the time of his death (during the reign of Edward IV) he had been a resident of the Parish of Brenzett, in Co. Kent. He left a will dated June 5, 1471 and proved on the 9th of the following September. In it he expressed a wish to be buried in the churchyard of St. Eanswith de Brenzett. Brenzett is partly within the liberty of the Cinque Ports; a portion of the northern part of the parish is within the liberty of the Corporation of Romney Marsh, established in 1462. The names of his parents have not been uncovered, nor has the name of his wife. Some sources state her last name may have been Benet.
Alan Epes 
